Legal Opinion
Commonwealth ex rel. Knowles v. Rundle
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 13, 1965No. Appeal, No. 215PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts,
In 1946, appellant-petitioner was convicted of murder in the first degree by a three-judge court following a hearing on a plea of guilty to the general charge of murder. He challenged this conviction by a petition for a writ of habeas corpus which was dismissed without hearing.
At the plea proceedings, at which time petitioner was represented by counsel, a confession made by petitioner was introduced without objection. Petitioner presently contends that the confession was obtained in violation of the rule enunciated in Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478, 84 S. Ct.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Henry v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- White v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Commonwealth v. NegriSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Butler v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Montgomery v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Mullenaux v. MyersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Duncan v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth ex rel. Mumford v. CavellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Commonwealth ex rel. Collins v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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